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hide themselves deep within the earth. Morgoth flees into the deepest pit and begs for pardon, but his feet are cut from under him, his crown is made into a collar, and he is chained once again with
Angainor. The Valar exile him permanently from the world, thrusting him through the Door of Night into
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Each of the Valar is attracted to a particular aspect of the world. Melkor is drawn to extremes and violenceâbitter cold, scorching heat, earthquakes, darkness, burning light. His power is so great that at first the Valar cannot restrain him; he contends with their collective might. Arda is unstable
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by sacrificing their army and themselves. Huor is slain, but HĂșrin is brought before
Morgoth alive. As revenge for his aid to Turgon and his defiance, Morgoth curses HĂșrin and his children, binding HĂșrin to a seat upon Thangorodrim and forcing him to witness all that happens (using Morgoth's long
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be filled with things. But his creativity becomes destructive, as it is tainted with pride. "His desire to create other beings for his glory" turns into a desire for servants and slaves to follow his own will. This "temptation of creativity" is echoed in
Tolkien's work by Melkor's opponent
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that had come to
Valinor, are most vulnerable to his plots, since they are eager for his knowledge. While instructing them, he awakens unrest and discontent among them. When the Valar become aware of this, they send Tulkas to arrest him, but Melkor has already fled. With the aid of
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are routed and the men of the East join
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say "For nothing is evil in the beginning. Even Sauron was not so." Shippey concludes that the reader is free to assume "that the exploit of
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Angband and recover a Silmaril from Morgoth's crown after Luthien's singing sends him to sleep. It is inherited by their granddaughter Elwing, who joins those dwelling at the Mouths of Sirion. Her husband
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the void until the prophesied Dagor Dagorath, when he will meet his final destruction. But his evil remains, and his will influences all living creatures.
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writes that the central temptation is the desire to possess, something that ironically afflicts two of the greatest figures in the legendarium, Melkor and
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1893:(1983). "Making versus Hoarding".
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1988:"Tolkien in the History of Ideas"
1961:The J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
1013:The J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
987:"Morgoth â the first Dark Lord".
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352:, he has a host of other titles:
2656:The Lost Road and Other Writings
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2185:The Lost Road and Other Writings
1569:, "Valaquenta", "Of the Enemies"
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925:) names him "the Vala of Iron".
591:enters EĂ€ and tips the balance.
3973:A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien
3850:Poems and Songs of Middle Earth
3572:Finnish language and literature
2542:The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
1839:The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
1792:(2000). "Gandalf and Odin". In
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967:s Melkor/Morgoth parallels the
507:Put much of his power into the
4147:Characters in The Silmarillion
4113:The Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien
4085:Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth
3362:Ancestry as guide to character
2498:The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
1841:: Revised and Expanded Edition
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1259:
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525:, and over the physical world
163:and the primary antagonist of
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4022:J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
2486:The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen
1188:
682:, jewels made by Finwë's son
1668:
1153:Embodiment of possessiveness
1091:and subject to the curse of
940:Christianity in Middle-earth
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3545:Tolkien's impact on fantasy
2713:The Peoples of Middle-earth
2648:The Shaping of Middle-earth
2281:The Peoples of Middle-earth
2249:The Shaping of Middle-earth
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198:. All evil in the world of
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3219:List of weapons and armour
2752:The Nature of Middle-earth
2442:The Fellowship of the Ring
2053:The Fellowship of the Ring
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147:[ËmÉrÉĄÉΞËbauÌŻÉĄlir]
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3864:An Evening in Rivendell
3737:Margrethe II of Denmark
3616:A mythology for England
2156:. Vol. 2. Boston:
2124:. Vol. 1. Boston:
659:three kindreds of Elves
412:Before the creation of
375:, the High King of the
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3987:Master of Middle-Earth
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3073:First and Second Ages
2925:First and Second Ages
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2625:The Book of Lost Tales
2472:The Return of the King
2449:The Shadow of the Past
2153:The Book of Lost Tales
2121:The Book of Lost Tales
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562:" by fighting Morgoth
379:Elves, and steals the
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4099:Tolkien's Legendarium
3843:The Road Goes Ever On
3785:The Lord of the Rings
3770:The Lord of the Rings
3646:A Map of Middle-earth
3389:Death and immortality
3192:Red Book of Westmarch
2705:The War of the Jewels
2640:The Lays of Beleriand
2561:The Children of HĂșrin
2456:The Council of Elrond
2435:The Lord of the Rings
2313:The Children of HĂșrin
2059:The Lord of the Rings
1660:The Council of Elrond
1139:The Lord of the Rings
1076:The Lord of the Rings
1064:a calque upon England
1006:, but fallen through
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938:Further information:
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847:The Lord of the Rings
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165:Tolkien's legendarium
115:The Children of HĂșrin
103:The Lord of the Rings
3878:At Dawn in Rivendell
3871:A Night in Rivendell
3858:The Tolkien Ensemble
3692:Brothers Hildebrandt
3214:Two Trees of Valinor
2577:The Fall of Gondolin
1956:Drout, Michael D. C.
1923:"Castles in the Air"
1810:. pp. 219â246.
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1103:The Tolkien scholar
1050:is most obviously a
989:Middle-earth artwork
749:Men allied with them
672:Two Trees of Valinor
627:Children of IlĂșvatar
479:, into his service.
369:Two Trees of Valinor
188:The Fall of Gondolin
127:The Fall of Gondolin
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4157:Fictional immortals
3382:Round World dilemma
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2587:The Fall of NĂșmenor
2308:Christopher Tolkien
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2212:Christopher Tolkien
2180:Christopher Tolkien
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2084:Christopher Tolkien
2000:Infobase Publishing
1871:. London, England:
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1763:, pp. 219â246.
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4001:A Question of Time
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2272:Tolkien, J. R. R.
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2048:Tolkien, J. R. R.
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2009:978-1-60413-146-8
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1942:978-0-00-711953-0
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2524:Ainulindalë
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1919:Garth, John
1873:Hachette UK
1863:Carter, Lin
1710:Holmes 2013
1698:Carter 2011
1584:Ainulindalë
1413:, pp. 72-73
1343:, p. 6
1317:Ainulindalë
1068:C. S. Lewis
1044:Tom Shippey
1024:(Satan) in
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231:John Milton
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3758:Bo Hansson
3732:Tom Loback
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3010:Third Age
2918:Characters
2854:Half-elven
2612:History of
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2508:Posthumous
2427:The Hobbit
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2188:. Boston:
2092:. Boston:
2062:. Boston:
1761:Burns 2000
1722:Garth 2003
1189:References
1143:Norse myth
1107:writes in
473:Valaquenta
407:Valaquenta
371:, murders
77:Moringotto
3957:criticism
3929:Calendars
3805:TV series
3801:Music of
3792:Music of
3783:Music of
3751:Composers
3712:John Howe
3609:Ambiguity
3592:Philology
3469:Modernism
3377:Cosmology
3263:Languages
3209:Silmarils
3157:The Shire
3147:Rivendell
3077:Beleriand
3034:Goldberry
3019:Galadriel
3004:Ungoliant
2959:Gil-galad
2949:Fingolfin
2886:Beornings
2864:Sundering
2827:Ancalagon
2769:Fictional
2146:(1984b).
2050:(1954a).
2022:(2005) .
1966:Routledge
1669:Secondary
915:Sweart-Ăłs
785:Beleriand
733:Beleriand
713:First Age
705:Ered Luin
680:Silmarils
664:Ungoliant
631:Cuiviénen
385:First Age
381:Silmarils
343:Belegurth
323:true name
283:The name
251:maps the
55:character
3955:Literary
3830:Settings
3727:Alan Lee
3682:Cor Blok
3577:Medieval
3538:Literary
3499:Paganism
3288:Sindarin
3258:Heraldry
3240:Elements
3232:Analysis
3202:One Ring
3187:PalantĂr
3132:Mirkwood
3117:Isengard
3102:Esgaroth
2896:DĂșnedain
2891:DrĂședain
2785:monsters
2771:universe
2677:1988â92
2622:1983â84
2432:1954-55
2418:lifetime
2306:(2007).
2274:(1996).
2242:(1986).
2210:(1993).
2178:(1987).
2114:(1984).
2082:(1977).
1986:(2008).
1952:"Milton"
1921:(2003).
1865:(2011).
1826:41315400
1800:(eds.).
1610:, p. 260
1183:Maedhros
1177:See also
1123:Sleipnir
1083:by the
864:TinĂșviel
858:, where
829:Gondolin
774:EĂ€rendil
674:, kills
635:tortures
552:Outcome
518:Purpose
509:One Ring
499:Morgoth
485:One Ring
465:One Ring
329:(in the
289:Sindarin
3669:Artists
3556:Beowulf
3444:Heroism
3429:Forests
3409:England
3404:Economy
3337:Tengwar
3322:Scripts
3305:Westron
3300:Valarin
3295:Khuzdul
3268:Adûnaic
3248:Artwork
3182:Mithril
3175:Objects
3162:Bag End
3087:Valinor
3082:NĂșmenor
3044:Saruman
3024:Gandalf
2989:Thingol
2984:Morgoth
2969:Isildur
2939:Elendil
2876:Hobbits
2839:Dwarves
2822:Dragons
2808:Wizards
2803:Balrogs
2780:Peoples
2670:Lhammas
2631:Ălfwine
2400:Outline
2310:(ed.).
2278:(ed.).
2246:(ed.).
2214:(ed.).
2182:(ed.).
2150:(ed.).
2118:(ed.).
2086:(ed.).
2072:9552942
1994:(ed.).
1958:(ed.).
1782:Sources
1194:Primary
1131:Saruman
1119:Gandalf
1085:serpent
1054:on the
1004:Lucifer
923:Thingol
891:Melegor
860:Aragorn
794:Balrogs
769:LĂșthien
688:Morgoth
619:Valinor
537:Effect
504:Action
491:
383:in the
362:NĂșmenor
339:Belegûr
327:Valarin
301:epithet
297:Bauglir
285:Morgoth
265:Gandalf
223:Lucifer
98:Book(s)
80:Bauglir
65:Aliases
52:Tolkien
45:Morgoth
3904:Impact
3661:legacy
3582:Modern
3562:Celtic
3514:Quests
3504:Plants
3349:Themes
3332:Sarati
3283:Quenya
3278:Elvish
3137:Mordor
3107:Gondor
3066:Places
3049:Sauron
3039:Gollum
3014:Elrond
2979:Melian
2944:FĂ«anor
2908:Trolls
2859:Noldor
2844:Eagles
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1171:Noldor
1127:Sauron
1072:Elrond
1052:calque
1037:FĂ«anor
895:Moeleg
893:, and
887:Belcha
725:Teleri
684:FĂ«anor
668:spider
623:Utumno
589:Tulkas
495:Sauron
469:Sauron
445:Finrod
377:Noldor
350:Sauron
335:Melkor
319:Melkor
273:FĂ«anor
212:Sauron
185:, and
152:Melkor
18:Melkor
3587:Norse
3529:Trees
3479:Music
3459:Magic
3449:Light
3327:Cirth
3152:Rohan
3142:Moria
3112:Harad
2964:HĂșrin
2849:Elves
2832:Smaug
2815:Valar
2798:Maiar
2793:Ainur
2749:2021
2734:2007
2710:1996
2702:1994
2694:1993
2653:1987
2645:1986
2637:1985
2584:2022
2574:2018
2566:2017
2558:2007
2547:1990
2539:1981
2531:1980
2514:1977
2495:1962
2424:1937
2409:Works
2390:Canon
1990:. In
1954:. In
1093:Babel
1060:Shire
1008:pride
1000:Satan
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911:Orgel
903:velka
899:milka
883:Melko
876:Manwë
821:HĂșrin
765:Beren
676:Finwë
581:Valar
477:Maiar
422:Ainur
373:Finwë
358:Edain
348:Like
317:) is
309:(the
227:pride
219:Satan
204:Maiar
161:Valar
92:Valar
3924:Film
3524:Time
3439:Hell
3419:Evil
3312:Maps
3097:Bree
2903:Orcs
2871:Ents
2322:ISBN
2290:ISBN
2258:ISBN
2226:ISBN
2194:ISBN
2162:ISBN
2130:ISBN
2098:ISBN
2068:OCLC
2034:ISBN
2004:ISBN
1970:ISBN
1937:ISBN
1905:ISBN
1877:ISBN
1849:ISBN
1822:OCLC
1812:ISBN
1147:Loki
1115:Odin
1089:Eden
942:and
758:Ulmo
639:Orcs
615:Aman
560:Arda
530:hroa
438:Aulë
418:Arda
416:and
405:and
279:Name
261:Odin
208:Aulë
196:Arda
88:Race
2881:Men
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